Teaching Faculty

Description

Neuroscience is a unique, interdisciplinary study of the development, organization, and function of the nervous system and its relationship to behavior and cognition in human and nonhuman animals. Because this requires an integration of knowledge from multiple levels of analysis, the neuroscience major at Hendrix College offers an interdisciplinary approach calling on methodologies from biology, psychology, philosophy, chemistry, and computer science. Students are given the tools they need to pursue the study of neuroscience including foundational knowledge and the opportunity to pursue appropriate research experience in the field. The flexibility in electives allows students to focus on their own interests from biochemical, behavioral-psychological, cognitive-philosophical, artificial intelligence, or even a unique interdisciplinary specialization. Working closely with their advisors, the neuroscience major prepares students with a competent interdisciplinary undergraduate foundation for graduate studies in a variety of fields.

Major in Neuroscience

14 courses distributed as follows:

BIOL 150
Cell Biology

CHEM 110
General Chemistry I
or CHEM 150
Accelerated General Chemistry

Program Course Listings

Neuroscience Courses

NEUR497

Neuroscience Senior Capstone

An advanced seminar in neuroscience for senior neuroscience majors only. Topics are chosen by the neuroscience faculty and students have the opportunity to integrate and sythesize what they have learned in their neuroscience major.